51 DIVISION Divisional Troops 255 Brigade Royal Field Artillery

1 June 1915 - 31 March 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2854/3)

116 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 255 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Divisional Troops, 51st Division, covering February 1916 to March 1919 across 106 pages. It names 95 places across 128 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries one Operation Order.The diary opens at St. Sauveur on 1 February 1916. 1916 is spent at Fond De Vase, Courcelette, Armentieres and Field Fond De Vase Near Maroeuil. 1917 at Point Du Jour, Ourton, Laviers, Les Camera and Pont Du Jour. 1918 is the most travelled year, 64 places against 23 in the next busiest, and is spent at Beaumetz, Lecleme, Roeulx, Roclincourt and Beavmetz. 1919 at Roeulx. It closes at Roeulx on 31 March 1919. Roeulx is where it spent longest, 124 days across five separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 31 days at Fond De Vase.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Havrincourt Wood.In 1916 it is also recorded at Bussy Les Daours, Bray, Villers Bocage, Fond De Vase Near Maroeuil, Caudescure, Raimbert, Bergueneuse, Vacquerie Le Boucq, Bois Du Warnimont and Pushvillers. In 1917 it is also recorded at Sarton, Gezaincourt, Beavuoir Rivier, Grand, Magnicourt, Madagascar, Madgascar, Poperinghe, Acheux and Boiry St Martin. In 1918 it is also recorded at Avesnes, Mally Maillet, Authie, Bouzincourt, Lebucquiere, Fremicourt, Riencourt, Thilloy, Achiet Le Petit and Puiseaux.

• Reihe: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781474528290
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press